Category: Episodes

Misty Lee is a magician, Séance Medium, Professional Voice Actress, and Writer – known for her saucy brand of sorcery and sophisticated stage illusion. Raised in Detroit, Michigan near notorious 8-mile, Misty became the first-ever female Staff Medium to perform the famed Houdini Séance at Hollywood’s Magic Castle. She’s also the only magician ever admitted into the Institute of Analytic Interviewing, where she underwent training alongside CIA, ATF and Scotland Yard agents.

On this week’s episode of the “5 Things That Changed Your Life” podcast Misty discusses…

What is magic and what is a magician

The Houdini seance room and how we breathe life into opportunity we are uniquely qualified for when we say YES.

Being precious: Improv at Second City and how taking risks pays off

Trying out for America’s Got Talent three times and what I learned from each of those experiences

Vin di Bona is the creator and executive producer of “America’s Funniest Home Videos,” which airs in more than 190 countries and, here in the the United States, is ABC’s longest-running primetime entertainment show.

He’s is a four-time Emmy award-winning producer, eight-time Emmy nominee, and recipient of the prestigious George Foster Peabody Award for his work in documentary programming.

Vin is a Rhode Island native and graduate of Emerson College and UCLA.

On this week’s episode of the “5 Things That Changed Your Life” podcast Vin discusses…

Vin causes Annie Get Your Gun’s orchestra pit to go dark

Being Johnny Lindy the teenage crooner

Entering the world of television production via radio and documentary filmmaking

Stacie Aamon Yeldell is a board certified music therapist and vocal psychotherapist who shares musical healing through inspiring songs that awaken the individual power within each and every one of us. She’s also an international recording artist, having written and performed music from New York to world famous Carnival in Brazil.

On this week’s episode of the “5 Things That Changed Your Life” podcast Stacie discusses…

Moving to Brazil, completely out of the blue – a pivotal dream upon my arrival causes me to question my childhood dream to be a famous performer.

The day I found my voice – transitioning from rapper to singer after years of being told that I should stick to rapping

Going to therapy – how 10 years of therapy helped me uncover and heal unconscious childhood wounds and then launching an online platform – stepping from behind the closed doors of rehabs and psych wards and putting myself “out there” as a global thought leader in healing through the creative arts (and the vulnerability that comes along with that!)

Attending NYU Music therapy Masters Program – how I stepped into role of “healer” and discovered a whole new identity

Discovering a Spiritual community at Agape International Spiritual Center – after years of being a spiritual lone ranger, I learn the value and magic of community

Moving to Los Angeles – How my desire for a lifestyle change delivered me from Brooklyn and led me to the Left Coast

Onch Movement is a Los Angeles-based artist and fashion-forward jewelry designer who’s known for creating colorful and unique ‘wearable art’ that’s been worn by celebrities including Kate Moss, Kim Kardashian, and Nicki Minaj.

Onch is currently working with YouTube star and singer-songwriter, “That Poppy”, and major brands including Sanrio and “Hello Kitty” and Hasbro, who enlisted Onch to create the very first jewelry collaboration for Mr. Potato Head & My Little Pony.

On this week’s episode of the “5 Things That Changed Your Life” podcast Onch discusses…

Paris Hilton TV show for MTV

My Art teacher in school who encouraged me to focus on art and graphic design and a jewelry store owner who told me I was a jewelry designer and should make a career out of it.

Creating my brand Onch Movement in art school.

Kate Moss wearing my design and giving me the first round of International press.

Ron West is a writer, director, actor, and occasional producer. He’s been associated with The Second City for over thirty years as a performer, coach, and decision maker who let’s us in on a secret of the world of auditioning and casting.

He was a writer on the British version of Whose Line Is It Anyway?, and has been seen on TV shows like 3rd Rock from the Sun, Seinfeld, Malcolm in the Middle, and Blunt Talk with Patrick Stewart.

Ron is an avid baseball fan who throws right and bats both right and left.

On this week’s episode of the “5 Things That Changed Your Life” podcast Ron discusses…

I lied to keep my scholarship.

I learned to type.

I got evicted and lied so I could get a mortgage.

One day I started directing because I was fed up with how things were being handled.

I opened my roommate’s mail to get a phone number to make an appointment to audition for The Second City.